on the lookout for
idiom
: looking or searching for (something or someone)
An avid shopper, she was always on the lookout for sales.
The police are on the lookout for two men who escaped from custody yesterday.
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Empathy In Action Sinner is always on the lookout for new ideas to support her team.
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Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
In contemporary business and entertainment, savvy investors and entrepreneurs are constantly on the lookout for the next big thing.
—Atte Suominen, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Prosecutors say a Los Angeles man convicted this week in the 2022 stabbing death of a UCLA grad student was a predator on the lookout for a woman working alone in a store.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Palm Beach County was in a similar mode — unscathed but on the lookout for anomalies.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2024
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Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
In contemporary business and entertainment, savvy investors and entrepreneurs are constantly on the lookout for the next big thing.
—Atte Suominen, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Prosecutors say a Los Angeles man convicted this week in the 2022 stabbing death of a UCLA grad student was a predator on the lookout for a woman working alone in a store.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Palm Beach County was in a similar mode — unscathed but on the lookout for anomalies.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2024
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“On the lookout for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20lookout%20for. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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